10 Reasons Industrial Chicken Farming May Be Fueling the Rise of Dangerous Campylobacter Bacteria

Modern poultry farming has transformed chicken into one of the world"s most affordable protein sources.

However, new scientific research suggests that the rapid expansion of industrial chicken production may also be creating ideal conditions for Campylobacter, one of the leading causes of food poisoning worldwide, to spread, evolve, and become harder to control.

Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified significant genetic changes in the bacteria that could increase public health risks, including antimicrobial resistance and possible links to bowel cancer progression. Here"s what the latest findings reveal.